What is your predication for when will CU's future conference alignment will be settled?
- In the next month. By opening media negotiations now, Pac-12 teams will have an opportunity to see what the options are for staying together. if that doesn't look attractive, it's time to move on (47%, 113 Votes)
- Not anytime soon. Nothing (including the defections of USC and UCLA) will go into effect until 2024. Patience is more important now that a quick solution. CU needs to take it slow and get it right (43%, 103 Votes)
- Very soon. There is a pause while everyone catches their breath, but schools like CU understand that it's time to get a permanent home before the music stops (10%, 24 Votes)
Start Date: July 11, 2022 @ 4:44 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How would you rate CU's "Fear Index" in the realignment game of musical chairs?
- Moderate ... If college football moves to super-conferences anytime soon, CU will be on the outside looking in. If we're talking about the short term, the Buffs should be safe (42%, 106 Votes)
- High ... Colorado hasn't shown much institutional interest in competing at a high level, and market size isn't as important as appeal (24%, 60 Votes)
- Extreme ... Colorado has found new and improved ways of messing things up over the past two decades. It wouldn't surprise me if CU ended up in the Mountain West when this is all said and done (20%, 50 Votes)
- Low ... With geography, history, and the Denver television market, the Buffs are in solid position to have a seat at the table moving forward (14%, 35 Votes)
Start Date: July 10, 2022 @ 4:35 pm
End Date: No Expiry
After a week of turmoil and speculation, what is your current prediction for CU's conference affiliation come 2024?
- A member of the revamped Big 12, with the "Four Corners" four joining Oregon and Utah in a Big 12 super conference (26%, 53 Votes)
- A member of a revamped Big 12, with CU, Utah, and the Arizona schools joining the Big 12, with Oregon and Washington going to the Big Ten (23%, 46 Votes)
- A member of the Pac-12, with a formal Alliance with the ACC to keep both conferences relevant and attractive to ESPN and Fox (18%, 36 Votes)
- A member of the Big Ten super-conference, with college football divided into two huge super-conferences, with most of the Pac-12 joining the Big Ten (12%, 25 Votes)
- A member of the Mountain West, with CU's decline over the past two decades making the Buffs pay the ultimate penalty for poor play and stewardship (10%, 21 Votes)
- A member of the decimated Pac-12, with Oregon and Washington gone, with the remnants cobbling together a conference with a few Mountain West add-ons (6%, 12 Votes)
- A member of the revamped Pac-12, with the remaining ten schools adding schools from the Big 12, along with schools like Boise State and San Diego State (5%, 10 Votes)
Start Date: July 9, 2022 @ 7:03 pm
End Date: No Expiry
If it comes to it, should the other Pac-12 members offer a financial incentive (i.e., a bigger slice of the media payout) to Washington and Oregon to in order to keep in the fold?
- No. No. No. Anyone remember how the Big 12 made special deals for Texas? How did that work out? Extra advantages for the Longhorns, and they ended up leaving anyway (76%, 159 Votes)
- I don't think it's a good idea, but it may end up working out that way. It was an equal split in the current media deal which made it easier for USC and UCLA to justify leaving for the Big Ten (15%, 31 Votes)
- Perhaps. If it comes with an impossible to break grant of rights to keep the Huskies and Ducks from fleeing later, it would be worth it to keep the Pac-12 together (9%, 18 Votes)
Start Date: July 8, 2022 @ 4:37 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you have any interest in the Pac-10 standing pat at 10, waiting to see how the dust settles. Thoughts?
- The Pac-8 ... or Pac-6 ... or Pac-4 ... the leftovers can do whatever they want. I just want CU to join the Big 12 and move on ... and the sooner the better (44%, 109 Votes)
- Oh, Hell to the no. Let's see - the Pac-12 was far behind the SEC and Big Ten in revenue with USC and UCLA. Ten teams would get far less ... makes zero sense (27%, 67 Votes)
- For the short term, it's logical to be patient. As a long term solution, it's hard to defend. Even if it's Boise State and San Diego State, the league will have to expand its base at some point (16%, 40 Votes)
- Makes some sense. There are too many moving parts right now, and expanding for the sake of expansion doesn't make sense. You don't add slices to the pie if it's not bigger (13%, 32 Votes)
Start Date: July 7, 2022 @ 4:35 pm
End Date: No Expiry
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The Buffs need to wear the silver and gold that are the official school colors. Black jerseys are OK as the’ve been around for a long time, but out with the black helmets–and the white ones too. Gold helmets with silver pants, alternating with silver helmets and gold pants would be good. Nix on all black and all white!!
‘SkoBuffs!! Drub the Nubs.
Stuart, your polls are so thoughtful and on point. Appreciate you doing this and sharing it with your CUAtTheGame community.
Did Coach Hagan just let the cat out of the bag regarding Colorado’s starting QB?
Wouldn’t mind the Cheez-It Bowl at all, as I have connections at Kellogg’s (owns Cheez-it) who could get me tickets!! Is that Cheezy??? 🙂